The Gambling Samurai
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Michiyo Aratama, Tetsurō Tamba, Eijirō Tōno, Daisuke Katō, Michiyo Aratama, Yū Fujiki, Susumu Fujita, Nakamura Kanzaburo, Kumi Mizuno, Yoshio Kosugi, Senkichi Ōmura, Minosuke Yamada
Crew: Kaneto Shindō (Writer), Senkichi Taniguchi (Director), Masaru Satō (Music), Teruo Maru (First Assistant Director), Rokurô Nishigaki (Director of Photography)